Sentences with phrase «as an activist in»

Does the doula sound like she is ready to fight, take over your birth, force her philosophies and act as an activist in your delivery room?

My political career began as an activist in the cross-party «yes to Europe» campaign in 1975.

Besides having a long and impressive record as an activist in her community, she has a long history of involvement in disability organizations and advocacy.

My experience with advancing disability rights is tied to my experience as an activist in the community.

So when we finally beat the Tories in 1997, we faced a mixture of hope and optimism as activists in the labour movement.

«My understanding is that Moya has some history as an activist in the community and I think that probably put him in good stead as well,» Krasner said.

As activists in those communities work to achieve awareness and legislation that will address their needs, MPS is already able to work with publishers to meet the needs of all digital readers.

Her work is also heavily influenced by her long time community engagement as an activist in the Lower East Side.

If this past Saturday in New York City is what democracy looks like, as activists in both 350.org's Moving Planet rally and taking part in the 10 - day old Occupy Wall Street event say, then it looks

Not exact matches

DHAMRAI, Bangladesh — A few hundred workers, activists and relatives of victims of a 2013 garment factory collapse in Bangladesh that killed 1,134 people and left thousands injured held a rally Tuesday as the country marked the fifth anniversary of the disaster.

And I'd been guilty of perpetuating this sort of prejudice by perpetuating stereotypes of psychics as shifty, exotic people or as being unreal, unable to be found as mothers or neighbors or activists like Emily, who's active in social justice - based causes, particularly the fight for transgender equal rights.

Since then, the film argues, a variety of measures — from Jim Crow laws to President Richard Nixon's «war on drugs» and President Bill Clinton's «three - strikes - you're - out» legislation — have served to send increasingly large numbers of black men in prison, and several legal scholars and activists interviewed on camera suggest a profit motive at work, as well as racism.

The appointment of Dauman is also like waving a red flag in front of Viacom's critics — including activist shareholders such as Mario Gabelli and SpringOwl Asset Management.

Although the charges were ultimately dismissed, pro-choice activists believe that there will be more cases like it as access to abortion becomes more limited in the U.S.

«But in fact, the new «activist» investors pushed for seats on boards and pressured management into policies that were viewed as more «shareholder - friendly» — meaning friendlier to short - term investors — including increasing dividends and buyouts.»

Lawmakers and activists saw an even bigger problem, comparing the purchasable loot boxes, in a game likely to have a large audience of minors, as akin to encouraging children to gamble.

Activist investors in both Canada and the US recently proposed — for Hess Corporation and Agrium Inc. — that their nominees to serve as independent directors on the companies» boards should receive incentive pay directly from the activist investors themselves, with the amount that tied to share price appreActivist investors in both Canada and the US recently proposed — for Hess Corporation and Agrium Inc. — that their nominees to serve as independent directors on the companies» boards should receive incentive pay directly from the activist investors themselves, with the amount that tied to share price appreactivist investors themselves, with the amount that tied to share price appreciation.

Activist hedge fund investor and recent Valeant Pharmaceuticals (vrx) board appointee Bill Ackman on Wednesday slammed the company's steep drug price hikes in testimony before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, going so far as to say the cost bumps «contributed to healthcare inflation and called into question the company's commitment to the patients it serves.»

Now union activists across the country are pressing companies for more in a campaign known as the «Fight for $ 15,» which has successfully spurred cities and private companies to establish higher wage floors.

U.S. military veterans will meet with tribal leaders on Saturday as they continue to entrench themselves in a North Dakota camp where thousands of activists are protesting a multibillion - dollar pipeline project near a Native American reservation.

The activist movement has grown steadily since the tribe established Sacred Stone Camp in Cannon Ball, North Dakota, in April, a temporary site founded as a point of resistance to the pipeline.

«We don't want to see property destruction or see people getting hurt,» said Elad Gross, a 29 - year - old St. Louis civil rights attorney, as activists gathered in a park before going to the mall.

Activist fund Corvex Management six months ago built up a stake in the maker of Activia yogurt and Evian water, as European consumer - goods companies come under pressure to boost profit amid slow growth in mainstream brands.

In terms of other technical IT platforms, an FSB cyber operative flagged up the «Telegram» enciphered commercial system as having been of especial concern and therefore heavily targeted by the FSB, not least because it was used frequently by Russian internal political activists and oppositionists.

Jo Freeman spent much of the 1960s living with her activist peers on communes — including a stint as part of a women's liberation collective in which everyone had equal say and stature.

He points to activist investors as a particular thorn in the side of management, forcing it to focus on quarter - to - quarter earnings and giving up board seats instead of investing in research and development.

In his job as an activist at the Center for Popular Democracy, Barkan led a successful effort to get Fed officials thinking more about low - income Americans as they conduct monetary policy, often arguing against interest rate hikes in the face of high underemployment and weak wage growtIn his job as an activist at the Center for Popular Democracy, Barkan led a successful effort to get Fed officials thinking more about low - income Americans as they conduct monetary policy, often arguing against interest rate hikes in the face of high underemployment and weak wage growtin the face of high underemployment and weak wage growth.

The show cast six supporting «citizen journalists» who reflect the broad swath of personalities on the right, with a gun - rights activist in the vein of bombastic NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch, provocateurs in the vein of Milo Yiannopoulos, what Miller described as a «pseudo-intellectual with no real credentials,» and a stay - at - home livestreamer rambling without much of a point.

And, Time Warner (twx) is also likely to post a dip in profit, as the company contends with a strong U.S. dollar amid activist pressure to spin - off HBO and the return of Fox takeover rumors.

We are ordinary people, living our lives, and trying as civil - rights activist Dorothy Cotton said, to «fix what ain't right» in our society.»

In after - hours trading on Tuesday, Panera's shares rose about 4 %, while Buffalo's grew 5.3 %, as that stock continues to benefit from a jolt in the wake of interest from an activist investoIn after - hours trading on Tuesday, Panera's shares rose about 4 %, while Buffalo's grew 5.3 %, as that stock continues to benefit from a jolt in the wake of interest from an activist investoin the wake of interest from an activist investor.

Since ending his tenure as mayor in 2013, Bloomberg has been an environmental activist focused on climate change, and this has made him consider business strategy in its relation to society.

The company has been a fancy of activist investors such as Pershing Square's William Ackman, who sold the stake after spending 18 months trying to repair the company and suffering more than $ 3 billion in losses.

As Lookout and Citizen Lab, an academic team in Toronto, reported in blog posts, the Pegasus discovery came after a human rights activist forwarded a screenshot of a suspicious link he had received via text message.

Spun off from DuPont (dd) in summer 2015 amid pressure from activist investor Nelson Peltz, specialty chemical company Chemours arrives to the Fortune 500 after its first full year as a standalone company.

Costs are both financial, including listing fees and the expenses associated with mandatory disclosures and other regulatory requirements, and less tangible, such as the perceived burden of quarterly earnings releases, the risk of being targeted by activist investors, and higher visibility that can result in political or competitive pressure.

In fact, as the boot camp was wrapping up, China was throwing more than 100 human rights lawyers and activists into prison on allegations of organizing illegal paid protests.

As activists from around the country gather in Washington to march for gun safety regulation, new data shows that the National Rifle Association has been aggressively resisting their message through online ads.

Jolie's film is based on the memoirs of human rights activist Loung Ung, who fled her childhood home in Cambodia during a deadly four - year Communist regime, known as the Khmer Rouge years.

To see both sides, Theroux meets with both the Milwaukee Police Department's homicide division as they patrol District 5 - where the homicide average is over 12 times the national average - and with families and local social activists in the area.

Chipotle as part of the announcement also said that it would give its chickens more space (6 pounds per square foot), provide them with improved lighting and litter in their housing, and change how its chickens are slaughtered to a practice pushed for by animal welfare activists.

As previously noted in ValueWalk, MIT has refused to bend to activist wishes in regards to its endowment investments.

From her home office, Gloria Baylis — better known as a Black rights activist after she successfully sued the Hilton chain for discrimination in 1966 — imported and distributed medical devices for neurosurgery.

Emwazi was born in Kuwait and spent part of his childhood in the poor Taima area of Jahra before moving to Britain as a boy, according to news reports quoting Syrian activists who knew the family.

But, four sources familiar with Elliott's thinking said Europe offered a lot of scope, as fewer activist funds operated there than in the United States, and European companies have been subject to the attentions of activists for less time.

Reporters for Vice who met Dhar when he was active in Britain discovered that he kept his activist propaganda in the same garage lockup as the bouncy castles he rented.

Shortly after Elliott's investment in TIM became known, state lender CDP bought a 4.8 percent stake, a move seen as political endorsement of the activist investor.

Activists in four states were arrested after they cut padlocks and chains and entered remote flow stations to turn off valves in an attempt to stop crude moving through lines that carry as much as 15 % of daily U.S. oil consumption.

So when some 15 years later — as a portfolio manager at one of the most influential activist hedge funds — Cohn launched a hostile bid to acquire Novell, he mentioned the accolade in his letter to the board.

The risks of the cloud are nothing new — Richard Stallman, a well - known open - source activist, has called cloud - storage services «a trap» numerous times, and comedian Louis C.K. warned against the dangers of handing over our photos to services such as iCloud back in 2012, on Jimmy Kimmel Live of all places.